FlyDubai Horror: India Orders Aviation Security Review After Mid-Air Pilot Attack | News18

Oct 1, 2026

India is examining aviation-security implications following the dramatic incident aboard FlyDubai flight FZ1073, in which Indian captain Smit Machchhar was allegedly attacked by his Omani co-pilot during the Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight. The aircraft experienced a rapid loss of altitude before passengers and crew intervened and the plane was diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, where it landed safely.Civil Aviation Secretary Samir Kumar Sinha said on October 1 that the FlyDubai incident was under examination and that Indian authorities would hold internal deliberations on whether an aviation-security advisory was needed. n18oc_breaking-newsn18oc_india News18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube

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